WASHINGTON: Former US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Jul 18) he had received a letter from Special Counsel Jack Smith stating that he is a target of a grand jury investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. A letter would represent the clearest sign to date that Tr
As part of the 2020 election investigation, a grand jury at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, has heard testimony from high-profile former Trump administration officials, ex-White House attorney Pat Cipollone and Trump's then-Vice President Mike Pence.
In federal investigations, targets who are not called to testify before a grand jury or who do not make such a request are sometimes provided an opportunity to do so before prosecutors seek an indictment. More than 1,000 people have been charged with crimes connected with the riot, including some who have been convicted of seditious conspiracy.
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